Chapter 342: Morriss Clearing Technique

While Duncan and Alice journeyed to the cemetery, their comrades, Morris and Vanna, were far from being unoccupied. They had embarked on an important mission assigned by Duncan to the “Citizens’ Assistance Center,” a significant establishment in the southern region of the city’s more upscale district. The task was not a simple one. They had to secure a dependable, lawful residence within the frigid confines of the city-state known as Frost. Furthermore, they were to establish one or two public personas if feasible.

The assignment was crucial as their operations in this city-state might span over a prolonged period, and living covertly like the cult members was not an option they could afford. They needed to blend in, to live like the city’s normal inhabitants.

With the unreliability of the informants Tyrian had left behind in the city becoming apparent, Morris took it upon himself to find an alternative solution.

Morris replied with a hint of resignation, “Consider the cost of heating such a vast building and the time and effort needed to retrofit a heat exchange station. Frost has inherited much of its basic municipal infrastructure from the era of the Frost Queen. But those halcyon days are long gone. Following the rebellion, the city regained barely 70-80% of its former vitality, primarily due to the mining industry. Rebuilding the complex network of underground pipelines and steam power systems left by the Queen is a formidable task.”

Vanna’s eyes widened in surprise, “So they’ll continue to make do with these antiquated, half-century-old facilities?”

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